The 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

They were led by third-year head coach Bubba Schweigert and played their home games at the Alerus Center.

The Fighting Hawks were a member of the Big Sky Conference.

They finished the season 9–3, 8–0 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Eastern Washington.

They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Richmond in the second round.